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Tantalum, UNS R05400
Categories: Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Refractory Metal; Pure Element

Material Notes: All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage

Capabilities:

  • Wire
  • Ribbon
  • Insulated
  • Plated

Information provided by California Fine Wire and the references.

Key Words: ASTM B365
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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 0.600 lb/in³
Vapor Pressure 6.298e-9 bar
@Temperature 2351 °C
 7.488e-9 bar
@Temperature 2365 °C
 4.019e-8 bar
@Temperature 2487 °C
 9.82e-8 bar
@Temperature 2566 °C
 1.72e-7 bar
@Temperature 2615 °C
 2.44e-7 bar
@Temperature 2652 °C
 3.703e-7 bar
@Temperature 2675 °C
 
Chemical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Atomic Mass 180.94791995
Atomic Number 73
Thermal Neutron Cross Section 21.3 barns/atom
X-ray Absorption Edge 0.18393 ÅK
 1.06084 ÅLI
 1.11264 ÅLII
 1.25427 ÅLIII
Electrode Potential 4.1 V
Electronegativity 1.5Pauling
Ionic Radius 0.680 ÅCrystal Ionic Radius for Valence +5
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Vickers Microhardness 120Sintered, cast
Tensile Strength at Break 45000 psiAnnealed
 45000 psiSintered, cast
 75000 psiStress relieved
 100000 psiHard
Tensile Strength, Yield 220 MPa
@Strain 0.2 %
Sintered, cast
Elongation at Break 30 %Sintered, cast
Modulus of Elasticity 185 GPaSintered, cast
 
Electrical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Electrical Resistivity 74.6 ohm-cir-mil/ft3% tolerance on sizes below 0.02, 5% tolerance on sizes above 0.02
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
CTE, linear 6.50 µm/m-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
Specific Heat Capacity 0.138 J/g-°C
@Temperature 20.0 °C
Thermal Conductivity 59.4 W/m-K
Melting Point 5234 °F
Boiling Point 5458 °C
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Tantalum, Ta 99.96 %
 
Descriptive Properties
MagneticNone
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance0.0038 ohms/ohm-°C0-100°C
Thermal EMF vs. Copper-0.004

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